The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-10
A VICTIM OF TRICKsTERs.
How Ex-Surgeon-GeneraIH ammond's Name
Has Been Trihsd With.

How Ex-Surgeon-GeneraI Hammond's Name
Has Been TrifIsd With.
Philadelphia Evening Telegraph
On Oct. 25 DR.. William A. Hammond deliv-
cred q lecture entitled 1.-The Use aud the Abuse
of the Brain" before the Industrial Education
Association, in their building in University
Place. New York. The lecture was listened to
by over three hundred ladies, many of whom
were teachers connected with the schools OF that
and neighboring cities, and a brief account of
the affair was published in this Journal on the
following day.
Some days after Dr. Hammcnd's lecture there
appeared an advertise nlent of patent msdicine.
The advertisement went on TO say that DR.. Ham
mond a.few days previous had delivered 1ect-
ure on the and the abuse of the brain. in
which he strongly recommended the patent
medicine In question the proper and only
thing for persons afflicted with brain disorders
TO use picture or the famous physician also
accompanied the advertisement. When the
Doctor saw the advertisement he became indig-
nant as he had not mentioned In the lecture
word OF the preparation.
Feelng that he would be placed in an uufa-
vorable light before the medical profession and
the public should the impression go abroad that
ne was advocating patent medicine, DR. Ham
mond at once took steps to contradict the state
ment, and to learn who the parties were that
had authorized the publication of the advertise
ment. He soon learned that DR. III. FL. Kane
president OF the company. John F. Phillips an
advertising agent. and man by the name of
Coleman, the secretary of the company manu-
featuring the medicines. We're responsible for
the insertion He then went to the Tombs on
Thursday. and, before Judge Kibreth, swore
out warrants for the arrest of the
three above-named persons on the charge of
crimi nal libel. The papers were placed in the
hands of the court officers. with orders to pro-
duce the defendants in court on Saturday At
the assembling of the court the officers reported
that all the parties, with the exception of DR..
Kane. were out of town. Upon the receipt OF
this Information Judge Kilbreth directed that
every means should be employed TO have Phil
lips and Coleman in court this morning when
an examination will be held. During the day
DR.. Kane appeared before Judge Kilbreth and
stated that he would be on hand Monday morn
ing. The penalty, should a conviction result
Will be imprisonment for two years and fine
of 81. 000
The World reporter DR.. Hammond at his
residence last evening. He was very indignant
that his name should have been used as an adj
vertsement of a patent medicine, and he ex-
pressed his determination to push the case and
have the rigor of the law visited upon the of
Tending parties.
One cannot imagine" said the Doctor. show
painful my position would be If the pnedical
profession were to believe that / had made use
of the remarks that were attributed to me in
the advertisement If it could be proved-and
you yourself, who were present at the lecture
know that it cannot be-that 1 had recon-
mended this medicine should not only be ex-
PEELED from every medical society Of which I am
q member, but would also be expelled from nv
position the retired list of the army and
would also lose my practice through the public
losing faith In me-"